Metallic railway-tie and fastening



(No Model.)

' H. L. DE ZENG, METALLIC RAILWAY. TIE AND FASTENING. No. 400.643.

Patented Apr. 2 1889.

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UNITED STATES HENRY L. "DE ZENG, OF GENEVA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, ALBERTPATENT OFFICE.

OF UTIOA, AND VILLIAM D. BURRALL, OF VVATERLOO, NE\V YORK.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE AND FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 400,643, dated April 2,1889.

Application filed August 13, 1888- Serial N0. 282,488. (No model.)

' To all whom it may concern:

Metallic railway-ties having spuds or anchor-plates connected therewithand devices for securing the track-rails to heretofore been made. Myinvention relates to improvements in the ties have .metallicrailway-ties and fastenings for securing the rails in place upon saidties; and said invention relates particularly to the devices hereinafterset forth, which devices consist of improvements in the construction ofthe spud or anchor-plate,improvements in the construction of and in themanner of securing the bolts, and washers and braces, as hereinaftermore fully set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1- represents a vertical section crosswise ofthe track and longitudinally of the tie. Fig. 2 is a plan of aportion ofone rail and cross-tie. Fig. 3 is an elevation of part of the 'rail anda cross-section of the metallic tie and fastening device by which therail is secured to the tie. Fig. 4 is a plan of a portion of the tie,showing the slot in the same, which is hereinafter more fully described.Fig. 5 is a plan of the bolt-head. Fig. 6 is a planof the washer, andFig. '7 is an elevation of the bolt and head of a modified form.

a represents the metallic railway-tie, which is preferably ofwrought-iron and formed with downwardly-bent edges, and a representsslots formed through the surface of the tie, that come beneath eachrail.

b represents the spud or anchor-plate, which is by preference of castmetal and riveted to the wrought-iron tie (1. However, if desired, bothcross-ties a and spud or anchor-plate 1) maybe made in one of castmetal. The spud b and downwardly-bent edges of the tie a sink into theearth when the tie is put into position .for use, the downwardly-bentedges of the tie preventing the movement lengthwise of the track, and,the spud or anchor-plate b preventing a lateral movement of the crosstiea, the spuds 6 pass deeper into the earth than the edges of the ties at.The spuds bmay, where desired, be secured to the central portion of thetie a, in which case there may be pocket-plates riveted to the tiesbeneath the rails. The upper surfaces of the spuds b have concavities orpockets b.- formed therein, which concavities or pockets come beneaththe slots a of the ties, and said pockets are adapted to receive thenuts of the bolts (1, and

wvhere the cross-tie and spud are cast in one G. LUCAS,

the slots at a and the pockets 1) are formed in the cast metal in likemanner, as herein described.

0 represents the track rails, which are secured to place by the bolts d,and said bolts 61 are made with wide heads or conical disks d, whichdisks are formed as a part of the bolts d or may be separate and movableabout the bolt, and above the same is a square head portion adapted toreceive a wrench by which the bolts are turned in the nuts that are inthe pockets b, the bolts being thus revolved until they come down toplace to securely clamp the rails c. The conical disks or heads d of thebolts are formed with peripheral teeth 2, (see Fig. 5,) and I provide awasher, e, of wrought metal, which washer is adapted to be receivedbetween the tie and rail and the under side of the conical disk (1', andsaid washer has a flat portion-at 3 to rest upon the tie and to fit theedge of the rail and an inclined portion at 5 to fit the inclinedweb-surface of the rail, and said washer e is made with peripheral teeth6, one or' more of which teeth 6 are adapted to be bent over into theteeth 2 of the conical disk d, so as to lock the bolt and prevent itsturning and becoming undone.

f represents a brace adapted to fit the contour of the rail, and saidbrace is located upon the outer surface of the track and has a lug, 7,adapted to pass into one end of the slot at in the cross-tie, and one ofthe bolts d passes through said brace to hold the brace and rail down toplace upon the outside.

The nuts 8 of the screw-bolts d are of a width slightly less than thewidth of the pockets b in the spuds b, and from the foregoingdescription it will be apparent that when said nuts 8 are introducedinto the pockets they cannot turn, but will yet act to draw down andtighten the bolts (1, and that said nuts are securely inclosed and outof the way and cannot be tampered with by any malicious person, it beingpossible to easily bend back one of the teeth 0 out of contact from theteeth 2 of the bolt-head and loosen the screw-bolts (1, so as at anytime to wedge up the track should the same become misplaced or shiftitsposition in frosty weather.

The modified shape of screw-bolt (l and head d shown in Fig. 7, isadapted for use where the screw-bolt is inserted into the tie at aninclination, in which case there is no necessity for a conical head. Theflat under surface of the head (1' where the screw-bolt (l occupies theinclined position will bear evenly upon the inclined surface of the webof the rail to hold said rail in place.

In order to give a certain amount of elasticity to the rails c, Iprovide a corrugated plate of steel, g, of a length preferablycorresponding to the Width of the tie a, and which plate g is adapted tobe received between the surface of the tie and the under surface of therail 0, and the screwbolts d pass through notches made in the sides ofthe corrugated plate and prevent the same turning or shifting. Thesecorrugated plates of steel are adapted to impart elasticity to thetrack, but yet are not thin enough to be crushed flat by the weight of apassing train. I may prefer to employ said plates in connection withother fastening devices, but do not limit myself in this particular.

I claim as my invention- 1. The metallic railway-tie havingdownwardly-bent edges and slotted at a, in combination with the spuds oranchor-plates b, riveted to the tie and provided with pockets at bbeneath the slots of the ties, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a metallic railwaytie having slots at a, ofspuds or anchor-plates b, secured to said tie and having pockets Z) intheir upper faces, and the screw-bolts (I, having conical disks or heads(2 and a square end to the same, the nuts of the bolts being receivedand held within the pockets b, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the metallic railway-tie a and the rail 0, ofthe screw-bolts d, the conical disks or heads 01' to said bolts,peripheral teeth 2, formed upon the conical disks (1, and the washer 6,through which the screwbolt passes, said Washer being provided withperipheral teeth 6, which teeth are adapted to be bent over in to theteeth 2 to secure and lock the screw-bolt and prevent its turning,substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a metallic railwaytie having slots at a, ofspuds or anchor-plates b, secured to said tie and having pockets 1) intheir upper faces, the screw-bolts 01, having conical disks or heads dand a square end to the same, the nuts of the bolts being received andheld within the pockets 1), the braces f upon the outer surface of therail and fitting the contour thereof, the lug 7 upon the brace adaptedto pass into the slot a of the tie, and the screw-bolt (I, passingthrough the brace and adapted to secure the same and the rail to place,substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the rail 0 and the metallic tie a, of thescrew-bolts d, conical disks or heads (1 to said bolts, the peripheralteeth 2, and the washer 6, having a flat portion, 3, to rest upon thetie, and an inclined portion, 5, fitting the inclined Web of the rail,and having peripheral teeth 6, which teeth are adapted to be bent intothe teeth 2 to lock the bolt-head and prevent it turning, substantiallyas set forth.

6. The combination, with the metallic rail 0 and the metallicrailway-tie a, of the spuds I), connected to the metallic tie, and thebolts (1, for holding the rail to the tie, a corrugated plate of steel,9, between the base of the rail and the top of the metallic tie to forman elastic bearing for the rail, said corrugated plate being notched forthe bolts (1, Which act to hold the plate in position, substantially asset forth.

Signed by me this 16th day of July, 1888.

HENRY L. DE ZENG.

Witnesses:

G. W. NICHOLAS,

GEO. J. GALLAGHER.

